Hai Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Rat (shǔ) Kangxi strokes: 23 Page 1529, Entry 20 Pronounced si According to Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen Jiezi), it is a type of rat-like animal. The Book of Erya (Erya), section on beasts, records the presence of the rat known as shi. Annotation: The Xia Small Calendar (Xia Xiaozheng) states: When the shi weasel enters its burrow. Note: Shi is the weasel. Today it is called the langmao, and in the regions north of the Yangtze River, it is called the huangshulang. Additionally, pronounced xi Additionally, pronounced ti (meaning is the same)